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What the new industrial revolution means for Sheffield

An interesting piece from Peter Marsh about what new manufacturing methods and technologies mean for Sheffield. Peter adds up the number of industrial revolutions differently to me, and makes it five. My three are only a rhetorical device to look at the way things have evolved, but apart from that we are on the same wavelength. His report here: http://theglobaljournal.net/article/view/1129/#

Paul Markillie is Innovation Editor of The Economist. He specialises in writing about emerging and disruptive technologies. His special report “The Third Industrial Revolution” was published by The Economist in 2012 as a cover story and attracted international interest. Other more recent reports include "Knit me a car", a special report on new materials in manufacturing. His previous special reports have included carmaking, aerospace and logistics. Paul was The Economist’s first Asian Business Correspondent, based in Hong Kong, and also served as Asia Editor.